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New Delhi, Aug 22: A sense of relief and gratitude was palpable among the evacuees from Afghanistan as they landed at Ghaziabad”s Hindon airbase on Sunday morning, after days of uncertainty following Kabul’s fall to the Taliban.
A total of 168 people, including 107 Indians and 23 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, were flown from Kabul to the Hindon airbase in a C-17 heavy-lift military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The group included Afghan lawmakers Anarkali Honaryar and Narender Singh Khalsa and their families, people familiar with the evacuation mission said.
Terming India his “second home”, Khalsa narrated his horror story which unfolded as their vehicle was separated from a convoy of those being taken to the Kabul airport for rescue.
“They (Taliban) separated us from others while going to Kabul airport yesterday (Saturday) as were are Afghan nationals. We fled from there…